President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate three
individuals, appoint four individuals and designate one individual to serve
in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate Patricia A. Butenis, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Ms. Butenis is a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service. She currently serves as the Deputy
Chief of Mission in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prior to this, she served as
Consul General in Bogot , Colombia and Warsaw, Poland. Earlier in her
career, Ms. Butenis served as Chief of Post Liaison for Visa Services in
the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Department of State. Ms. Butenis
received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her
master's degree from Columbia University.

The President intends to nominate Robert M. Couch, of Alabama, to be
President of the Government National Mortgage Association. Mr. Couch is
currently President and Chief Executive Officer of New South Federal
Savings Bank. Prior to this, he served as General Counsel and Chief
Financial Officer at First Commercial Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Couch is a
certified mortgage banker. Mr. Couch received his bachelor's degree and JD
from Washington & Lee University.

The President intends to nominate John A. Simon, of Maryland, to be
Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
Mr. Simon currently serves as Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Relief, Stabilization and Development for the National
Security Council at the White House. Prior to this, he served as Director
of Development Issues for the National Security Council. Mr. Simon also
served as Deputy Assistant Administrator at the United States Agency for
International Development. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of
Business Finance and Strategic Planning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Mr. Simon received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his
master's degree from Harvard University.

The President intends to appoint Robert J. Creighton, of Florida, to be a
Member of the Medal of Valor Review Board (Emergency Services), for a term
of four years.

The President intends to appoint Robert George Hayes, of Virginia, to be a
Member of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tunas (Sport Fishing Representative), for the remainder of a three-year
term expiring January 29, 2008.

The President intends to appoint Randi Parks Thomas, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tunas (Commercial Fishing Representative), for the remainder of a
three-year term expiring December 4, 2006.

The President intends to appoint Howard H. Li, of New Jersey, to be a
Member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders.

The President intends to designate, Myrna Blyth, of New York, to be
Chairman of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.